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4. Americans Abroad.

Author

PEARMAN, HUGH

Subjects
*EMBASSY building design & construction, *EMBASSIES
Abstract

The article reviews the architectural design and construction of the U.S. embassy in London, England, designed by the firm of KieranTimberlake.

Published
2018

5. Diplomacy in Design.

Author

MCGUIGAN, CATHLEEN and KLIMOSKI, ALEX

Subjects
*EMBASSY building design & construction, *EMBASSIES, *AMERICAN diplomatic & consular service, *HISTORY
Abstract

The article discusses the architectural design of various embassies, including the U.S. Embassy Compound in London, England, designed by the firm KieranTimberlake, the U.S. Embassy Compound in Mexico City, Mexico, designed by the firms Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects and Davis Brody Bond, and the U.S. Consulate General Compound in Dharan, Saudi Arabia, designed by the firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

Published
2017

8. Book review: Tonio Andrade, The Last Embassy: The Dutch Mission of 1795 and the Forgotten History of Western Encounters with China.

Author

Baruah, Ayushman

Subjects
DIPLOMATIC & consular service, EMBASSIES
Abstract

Tonio Andrade, The Last Embassy: The Dutch Mission of 1795 and the Forgotten History of Western Encounters with China (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2021). pp. 424, US$35.00, ISBN: 978-0-691-17711-3 (Hardcover). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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11. Monira Al Qadiri.

Author

Serafinowicz, Sylwia

Subjects
*ART exhibitions, *VIDEO art, *EMBASSIES, *EXHIBITIONS
Abstract

The article reviews the exhibition "The Craft" at Gasworks art gallery in London, England, featuring video art by Monira Al Qadiri and architecture of embassy buildings.

Published
2017

21. BUILDING DIPLOMACY.

Author

Wooley, Wesley T.

Subjects
EMBASSIES, NONFICTION
Abstract

The article reviews the book "Building Diplomacy: The Architecture of American Embassies," by Elizabeth Gill Lui.

Published
2006
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22. Empire building.

Author

Wharton, Annabel

Subjects
*EMBASSIES, *NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book "Building Democracy: the architecture of American embassies," by Elizabeth Gill Lui.

Published
2005

23. BOOK REVIEWS.

Author

Whitbeck, John V.

Subjects
*NONFICTION, *EMBASSIES
Abstract

Reviews the book `The Ownership of the U.S. Embassy Site in Jerusalem,' by Walid Khalidi.

Published
2001
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25. Granny in a mini-skirt.

Author

Davenport-Hines, Richard

Subjects
ARCHITECTURE, EMBASSIES, NONFICTION, ARCHITECTURAL history
Published
2018

27. Red Swan.

Subjects
*EMBASSIES, *INVESTIGATIONS, *FICTION
Abstract

A review of the book "Red Swan: A Novel," by P. T. Deutermann, is presented.

Published
2017

29. Takeover in Tehran (Book Review).

Subjects
*EMBASSIES, *NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the book 'Takeover in Tehran: The Inside Story of the 1979 U.S. Embassy Capture,' by Massoumeh Ebtekar.

Published
2001

32. Paul Finch's Letter from London.

Author

Finch, Paul

Subjects
BLOGS, EMBASSIES
Abstract

The article reviews the blog posted by the author, about the shortlisting of Eero Saarinen's U.S. embassy in Grosvenor Square by British architecture minister Margaret Hope, available at blog.emap.com/letterfromlondon.

Published
2009

33. Better Homes Than Guardians.

Author

Anderton, Frances

Subjects
*EMBASSIES, *NONFICTION
Abstract

Reviews the photography book "Building Diplomacy: The Architecture of American Embassies."

Published
2004

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